jpdb beta

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

4

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

3

now; come (now); well

1

to awake from one's sleep

1

to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

1

to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

beginner

1

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

fresh

2

partly open; in half bloom

1

focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

1

mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

5

blinking (in surprise)

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

3

(archeological) remains; ruins; relics

3

(made of) stone; stone-built

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

7

being filled with; being full of; permeation

1

mold; mould; mildew

1

ink

1

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

3

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

it seems that; as if

2

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)

2

bathtub

1

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

3

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

7

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

2

to fit; to suit

2

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

1

Guys

4

several people; a few people

1

to hear of; to learn of

4

to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

1

fatal; lethal

1

mistake; error; blunder

2

foresight; foreknowledge; divination

7

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

8

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

side

1

rear; back; behind

2

composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

2

on inquiry; if inquiring

1

leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

4

voice; cry; shout

1

formation

1